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This week we have been learning about plastic pollution in our oceans.

Did you know that scientists predict there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050 if we don’t do something soon? In Willow Class we felt that this is something we need to change.

We designed persuasive posters to explain to people what is happening and how people can help. Next week we will be writing a letter to Mr Quinn informing him about how we can be a plastic smart school.

This week in maths we have been learning about fractions. We have learnt that fractions means pieces and that the bottom number (denominator) tells you how many pieces to make. We used playdough and counters to help us make half of a shape and an amount. Next week we will be moving on to quarters.

In art we have made a beautiful clay pot with a shell print. Next week we will be painting our clay pots to bring home.

In phonics we have been reviewing the following sounds:

ur (nurse with a purse)

oa (goat in a boat)

ow (blow the snow)

o-e (phone home)

There are words containing these sounds for the children to practise available on the Spelling Shed website: https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login

We hope the sun reappears and that you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

In class we read the book ‘Flotsam’ by David Wiesner. In the story a young boy finds an old camera discarded on the beach. He decides to develop the photographs and when he looks at them he realises that the camera has taken photographs of magical underwater worlds.

Using the book as inspiration we wrote poems describing animals’ movements and sounds.  Next week we will be learning about the plastic problem facing our oceans.

In maths we have been learning how to divide amounts. We have learnt that division means sharing. Using counters and pictures we have learnt how to solve division equations such as 18 divided by 2.  Next week we will be learning about doubling, halving and finding a quarter.

In phonics we have been reviewing the following sounds:

ear (hear with your ear)

air (that’s not fair)

are (care and share)

ire (fire, fire)

There are words containing these sounds for the children to practise available on the Spelling Shed website: https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

In English this week the children have been writing their own version of Where the Wild Things Are. They drew story maps to help them sequence the events and verbally told the story to their partner. As a class we then created a word bank of effective vocabulary for the children to include in their retells such as ‘mischief, tamed, terrorised,  waves as big as mountains’. We were so impressed with how hard the children worked, their stories were fantastic.

In maths the children have continued learning about co-ordinates and completed their termly assessments.

In phonics the children have reviewed the following sounds:

• i-e
• igh
• a-e
• oa
• ow
• o-e

Attached is the link to the Spelling Shed for the children to be able to revise these sounds: https://play.edshed.co/login

You should also have access to Maths Shed through your child’s login details. Please let us know if you are unable to access either of these.

In art the children enjoyed making their fantastic rain-forest dioramas. Here are the final products:

Thank you to all of the parents who were able to attend our virtual Parents Evening this week. Below are the comprehension questions that I had discussed in the meeting, along with the handwriting sheets:

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Reading comprehension for children at home

A-Z Letter Formation Activity Sheets Continuous Cursive (1)

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

This week  the children wrote their amazing information pages about rain-forests. They worked hard to include the key features:

• A title that is big and bold
• An introduction
• Information that is grouped
• Picture with a caption

Here are some examples of the children’s work:

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In maths the children have been reviewing position and direction focusing on quarter, and full turns. We will continue with this next week.

In phonics we have been reviewing the following sounds:

• a-e
• ai
• ay
• aw
• ew

There are words containing these sounds for the children to practise available on the Spelling Shed website: https://play.spellingshed.com/#/login

Next week on Thursday 25th March the children will be creating a rain-forest diorama for an art project. On Monday 22nd March, please could the children bring in a small box (preferably a shoe box) to use to complete this project. This is to ensure the boxes have enough time to quarantine before being used. Some examples are below:

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Thank you so much for our beautiful flowers, it made our day! It was so kind and thoughtful of you.

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂

Welcome back! It has been so lovely to have the children back at school and in our classroom once more.

This week we have started learning lots of facts about rainforests. Did you know that algae grows on a sloth’s back? This helps them camouflage in trees to help hide from predators such as snakes and jaguars.  We have learnt about the layers of a rainforest, the different animals and the reasons for and consequences of deforestation. Next week we will be writing our own information pages about rainforests to show our learning.

In maths we have been learning how to read and record time on an analogue clock. We have also been learning to sequence the days of the week. We used a special song to help us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtQcnZ2JWsY

Next week we will be reviewing our learning of position and direction.

On Thursday 25th March the children will be creating a rainforest diorama for an art project. On Monday 22nd March, please could the children bring in a small box (preferably a shoe box) to use to complete this project. This is to ensure the boxes have enough time to quarantine before being used. Some examples are below:

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We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Luetchford and Mrs Sharon 🙂